Bachelor of Science, Major in Psychology

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Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Bachelor of Science, Major in Psychology
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communication)		6
Component Area II (Mathematics) ¹		3
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science)		8
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture)		3
Component Area V (Creative Arts)		3
Component Area VI (U.S. History)		6
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)		6
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences)		3
Component Area IX (Component Area Option)		4
Degree Specific Requirements
Natural Sciences		8
PHIL 3372 & PHIL 2303 & COMS 2382	Philosophy of Science and Critical Thinking and Comm. for Bus. & Professions ²	9
Major Core ³
PSYC 1301	Introduction To Psychology ⁴	3
PSYC 3332	History Of Psychology	3
PSYC 3401	Research Methods ⁵	4
PSYC 3402	Psychological Statistics ⁵	4
Experimental Block
Select six hours of the following:		6
PSYC 3333	Physiological Psychology (Change name to Brain & Behavior)
PSYC 3336	Sensation/Perception
PSYC 3337	Cognition
PSYC 3391	Psychopharmacology (Change name to Drugs & Behavior)
PSYC 4332	Learning
Personality-Social Development Block
Select six hours of the following:		6
PSYC 3365	Close Relationships
PSYC 3374	Development Psychology (Change name to Developmental Psychology)
PSYC 3375	Psychopathology & Fam Dynamics
PSYC 3381	Social Psychology
PSYC 4331	Personality
PSYC 4374	Psychology of the Elderly
Clinical Adjustment Block
Select six hours of the following:		6
PSYC 2315	Psychology Of Adjustment
PSYC 3331	Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 3334	Human Sexuality
PSYC 3383	Psychology And The Law
PSYC Electives		6
Minor (required)		18
Electives		8
Total Hours		120

MATH 1332 or MATH 1369 is recommended.

Or any COMS course.

In order to complete a major in Psychology, a student takes 14 hours from the Required Courses plus 6 hours from each of the specialized blocks, and six hours of elective Psychology courses.

Psychology majors choose an approved minor of 18 semester hours, 6 of which must be advanced.

Students should use elective and/or minor hours to satisfy the 42 advanced-hour requirement.

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Satisfies both the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and the major.

⁵

Please note that majors must take PSYC 3401 and PSYC 3402 in the Psychology Program once the student has enrolled at Sam Houston State University, unless the course has been transferred into the program. Only grades of C or above in Psychology Program courses (those with the prefix PSYC) will count toward the major in Psychology.

First Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
Component Area II¹	3	Component Area III	4
Component Area III	4	ENGL 1302²	3
Component Area IX	1	HIST 1301⁴	3
ENGL 1301²	3	POLS 2305⁵	3
PSYC 1301³	3	PSYC Block Elective⁶	3
	14		16
Second Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
HIST 1302⁴	3	Component Area IV	3
Natural Science Elective	4	Component Area IX	3
POLS 2306⁵	3	Natural Science Elective	4
PSYC 3402	4	PHIL 2303	3
		PSYC 3401	4
	14		17
Third Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
Component Area V	3	Elective	3
Elective	3	Minor Elective	3
Minor Elective	3	Minor Elective	3
PSYC Block Elective (Advanced)⁶	3	PSYC Block Elective (Advanced)⁶	3
PSYC Block Elective (Advanced)⁶	3	PSYC Block Elective (Advanced)⁶	3
	15		15
Fourth Year
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
Elective	2	COMS 2382	3
Minor Elective	3	Minor Elective	3
Minor Elective	3	PSYC Electives	6
PHIL 3372	3	PSYC 3332	3
PSYC Block Elective (Advanced)⁶	3
	14		15
Total Hours: 120

MATH 1332 or MATH 1369 is recommended.

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communications).

Satisfies both the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) and the major.

⁴

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History).

⁵

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VII (Political Science/Government).

⁶

See, below Experimental Block course list (select two).
See, below Personality-Social Development Block course list (select two).
See, below Clinical-Adjustment Block course list (select two).

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Experimental Block Courses ⁶
Select two of the following:
PSYC 3333	Physiological Psychology	3
PSYC 3336	Sensation/Perception	3
PSYC 3337	Cognition	3
PSYC 3391	Psychopharmacology	3
PSYC 4332	Learning	3

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Personality-Social Development Block Courses ⁶
Select two of the following:
PSYC 3365	Close Relationships	3
PSYC 3374	Development Psychology	3
PSYC 3375	Psychopathology & Fam Dynamics	3
PSYC 3381	Social Psychology	3
PSYC 4331	Personality	3
PSYC 4374	Psychology of the Elderly	3

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Clinical-Adjustment Block Courses ⁶
Select two of the following:
PSYC 2315	Psychology Of Adjustment	3
PSYC 3331	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSYC 3334	Human Sexuality	3
PSYC 3383	Psychology And The Law	3

Notes

In order to complete a major in Psychology, a student takes 14 hours from the Required Courses plus 6 hours from each of the specialized blocks, and six hours of elective Psychology courses.

Psychology majors choose an approved minor of 18 semester hours, 6 of which must be advanced.

Students should use elective and/or minor hours to satisfy the 42 advanced-hour requirement.
Please note that majors must take PSYC 3401 and PSYC 3402 in the Psychology Program once the student has enrolled at Sam Houston State University, unless the course has been transferred into the program. Only grades of C or above in Psychology Program courses (those with the prefix PSYC) will count toward the major in Psychology.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) marketable skills initiative is part of the state’s 60x30TX plan and was designed to help students articulate their skills to employers. Marketable skills are those skills valued by employers and/or graduate programs that can be applied in a variety of work or education settings and may include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas.

The BS in Psychology is designed to provide graduates with the following marketable skills:

Exhibit effective oral presentation skills.
Gain experience working with diverse groups of people who are collaborating to achieve a common goal.
Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving.
Design, conduct, and interpret basic psychological research by developing creative research hypotheses and testing those hypotheses.

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